Item - 2014.TE33.58
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Toronto and East York Community Council on June 17, 2014 and was adopted with amendments.
TE33.58 - Preliminary Report - 1327 to 1339 Queen Street East - Zoning Amendment Application and Rental Housing Demolition Application Under Municipal Code 667
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 32 - Beaches-East York
Community Council Decision
The Toronto and East York Community Council directed that:
1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 1327 to 1339 Queen Street East together with the Ward Councillor.
2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents, including tenants, within 120 metres of the site, and to additional residents and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillors, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
3. Notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations of the Planning Act, and that notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act be given to landowners and residents, including tenants, within 120 metres of the site, and to additional residents and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillors, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
4. The Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District and the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services be requested to include an assessment of the heritage value of the existing buildings and City policy respecting laneway housing in the review of the application for 1327 to 1339 Queen Street East.
5. The Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District be requested to convene a Working Group composed of the applicant, City staff, residents in surrounding area, and the Ward Councillors to review this application, with the Terms of Reference, meeting locations and scope of the discussions for the working group to be determined by the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.
Origin
Summary
This application proposes the construction of an 8-storey mixed-use building with retail at grade, 110 residential units and underground parking at 1327 to 1339 Queen Street East. This application proposes to demolish a related group of 6 buildings, all of which contain residential uses, of which some are rental. As the proposal involves the demolition of a related group of buildings with 6 or more residential units (including rental units), the applicant has submitted a rental housing demolition application under Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, which will be reviewed concurrently with the Zoning By-law application.
This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted application and seeks Community Council's directions on further processing of the application and on the community consultation process.
A Community Consultation meeting is anticipated to be held in the second quarter of 2014. A final report is targeted for the first quarter of 2015, assuming that applicant provides all required information in a timely manner.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-69671.pdf
Communications
(June 16, 2014) E-mail from Garth Norbraten (TE.Supp.TE33.58.2)
(June 16, 2014) E-mail from Ted Syperek (TE.Supp.TE33.58.3)
(June 17, 2014) E-mail from Rachel Finan (TE.Supp.TE33.58.4)
(June 17, 2014) Submission from Peter Mullin (TE.Supp.TE33.58.5)
Speakers
Victoria Dinnick
Laura Marks
Belinda Schubert
Motions
That the Toronto and East York Community Council adopt the recommendations in the report (May 26, 2014) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, subject to:
a. amending Recommendation 2 to read as follows:
2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents, including tenants, within 120 metres of the site, and to additional residents and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillors, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
b. amending Recommendation 3 to read as follows:
3. Notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations of the Planning Act, and that notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act be given to landowners and residents, including tenants, within 120 metres of the site, and to additional residents and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillors, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
c. adding the following new Recommendation 4:
4. The Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District be requested to convene a Working Group composed of the applicant, City staff, residents in surrounding area, and the Ward Councillors to review this application, with the Terms of Reference, meeting locations and scope of the discussions for the working group to be determined by the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.
That the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District and the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services be requested to include an assessment of the heritage value of the existing buildings and City policy respecting laneway housing in the review of the application for 1327 to 1339 Queen Street East.